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What temperature is needed to boil the water, and for how long?

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Boil the water until you see bubbles rapidly appearing on the surface, then you are pretty much safe, but to make sure no bacteria is left you can leave it boiling for about 5-10 minutes.

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What's the shortest safe disance between the fireplace and the shelter, assuming that I don't have any flat object that I could use in order to block it from the other side and there might be some wind blowing towards my shelter?

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The safest shortest distance is about three meters.

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Are other methods of building shelters if I have no trees?

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Yes. You could find a cave or a overhanging piece of earth, or you could dig a trench.

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What sort of shelter in the desert?

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In the desert you could try using things that you may have (such as tarp, or thick cloth), and make something that could protect you from the elements.

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What if you don't have anything thing to make a shelter with and no way to measure distances?

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To measure distances, you can use your feet or hands, for shelter making. It is recommended to always have a survival kit of sharp tools with you. Otherwise, break branches of one tree to rest on the junction of another, that is, don't break it down completely and tie it securely with a jacket or other long clothing and support it with a V-shaped twig that you find nearby. Place fallen long leaves to make insulation over and below. This should provide you a pretty sturdy temporary shelter.

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